David Meriwether (senator)

David Meriwether (30 October 1800-4 April 1893) was a US Senator from Kentucky (D) from 6 July to 31 August 1852, succeeding Henry Clay and preceding Archibald Dixon, and Governor of the New Mexico Territory from 1853 to 1855, succeeding William Carr Lane and preceding Abraham Rencher.

Biography
David Meriwether was born in Louisa County, Virginia in 1800, and his family moved to Jefferson County, Kentucky three years later. He became a lawyer before serving in the State House from 1832 to 1845, and he attended the state constitutional convention in 1849. From 1851 to 1852, he served as Secretary of State of Kentucky, but he was appointed to the US Senate following Henry Clay's death. In August 1852, Archibald Dixon was elected to succeed Clay, and Meriwether went on to serve as Governor of the New Mexico Territory from 1853 to 1855. He died in Louisville in 1893.